Did some research last night on Australian hardwood densities for the Level 3 build project, then visited a local woodworking specialist, Carbatec, only 2km away from home and bought a 1m plank of 106mm x 30mm Spotted Gum for A$22. Cut it into four and the plan is to glue me a block of approx. 106mm x 120mm x 250mm for turning down at a later date to make a hardwood nosecone tip for the flax level 3 project - Flax Capacitor.
My measured density of this Spotted Gum is 1071 kg/m3 ( approx. 66lbs/cu.ft. ) so the finished tip ought to weigh approx. 420gms to assist with stability, but in a green/sustainable way instead of the more traditional aluminium tip. Well, that's the plan for now.
Also chased the supplier in South Australia for my replenishment of Bio-Epoxy, and it should be here on Tuesday, including an extra 1.5kg for the delay. Bonus!
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